By William McMillen
From Campus to Capitol takes a finished examine how governments have an effect on associations of upper studying, within the procedure illuminating the position of the govt family officer.
All associations of upper studying, from huge nation universities to neighborhood and personal faculties, take advantage of powerful relationships with neighborhood, nation, and federal governments. This e-book examines the significance of presidency relatives officials and discusses how they could so much successfully negotiate a tangled internet of political entities -- from neighborhood institutions to mayors to lobbyists -- whereas making sure that their institution's top pursuits are met.
In an period of declining nation appropriations, expanding fiscal instability, and surging enrollments, profitable interplay with executive representatives is essential. no matter if securing a million-dollar federal earmark or supporting to help the neighborhood economic system, the govt kin officer's effect is vital, either the place it indicates and backstage.
Drawing on greater than thirty years of expertise, William McMillen deals an insider's account of this significant participant in American better schooling. Anecdotes and interviews with different executive kinfolk officials illustrate the demanding situations they face off and on campus.
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